AI assistant
CASTLE MINERALS LIMITED — AGM Information 2017
Oct 9, 2017
64635_rns_2017-10-09_421be730-a443-4254-9c02-9105cf1910fc.pdf
AGM Information
Open in viewerOpens in your device viewer
==> picture [127 x 42] intentionally omitted <==
Castle Minerals Limited ACN 116 095 802
Notice of Annual General Meeting
and
Explanatory Notes
The general meeting will be held: At: the offices of Castle Minerals Limited, 11 Ventnor Avenue, West Perth WA 6005. On: Monday, 13 November 2017 at 2.00pm. You can vote by: Attending and voting at the meeting; or Appointing someone as your proxy to attend and vote at the meeting on your behalf, by completing and returning the proxy form to Castle in the manner set out in the proxy form. The proxy form must be received by the Company no later than 2.00pm on 11 November 2017.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is given that the Annual General Meeting of shareholders of Castle Minerals Limited (the “Company”) will be held at 2.00pm, on Monday 13 November 2017 at the offices of Castle Minerals Limited, 11 Ventnor Avenue, West Perth WA 6005.
Annual Report
To table and consider the Annual Report of the Company and its controlled entities for the year ended 30 June 2017, which includes the Financial Report, the Directors' Report and the Auditor's Report.
Resolution 1 - Adoption of Remuneration Report
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, with or without amendment, the following resolution as a non-binding resolution :
“That, for the purpose of Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the adoption of the Remuneration Report as contained in the Company’s annual financial report for the financial year ended 30 June 2017.”
Note: the vote on this Resolution is advisory only and does not bind the Directors or the Company.
Resolution 2 - Re-election of Director – Ian Hobson
To consider, and if thought fit, to pass as an ordinary resolution the following:
"That, for the purpose of clause 11.12 of the Constitution and for all other purposes, Ian Hobson, a Director, retires, and being eligible, is re-elected as a Director."
Resolution 3: Issue of Shares to Director Michael Atkins
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.11, section 195(4) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 3,950,612 Shares to Mr Michael Atkins (or his nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
Resolution 4: Issue of Shares to Director Stephen Stone
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.11, section 195(4) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 5,849,804 Shares to Mr Stephen Stone (or his nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
Resolution 5: Issue of Shares to Director Ian Hobson
To consider and, if thought fit, to pass, the following resolution as an ordinary resolution :
“That, for the purposes of ASX Listing Rule 10.11, section 195(4) of the Corporations Act and for all other purposes, approval is given for the Company to issue 2,029,180 Shares to Mr Ian Hobson (or his nominee) on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement.”
Resolution 6: Approval of 10% Placement Capacity
To consider, and if thought fit, to pass as a special resolution the following:
“That, for the purpose of Listing Rule 7.1A and for all other purposes, approval is given for the issue of Equity Securities totalling up to 10% of the Shares on issue, calculated in accordance with the formula prescribed in Listing Rule 7.1A.2 and on the terms and conditions set out in the Explanatory Statement”
Dated: 6 October 2017
By order of the Board
==> picture [91 x 34] intentionally omitted <==
Ian Hobson Company Secretary
3
Voting Exclusions
The Company will disregard any votes cast on the resolution by or on behalf of any person specified below in relation to that resolution and an associate of any such person when determining the result of the resolution except where the vote is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote in accordance with the directions on the proxy form or it is cast by the Chairman as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote in accordance with a direction on the proxy form to vote as the proxy decides.
Resolution 1:
In accordance with section 250R of the Corporations Act, a vote on this Resolution must not be cast by, or on behalf of, a member of the Key Management Personnel whose remuneration details are included in the remuneration report, or a Closely Related Party of such member. However, a vote may be cast by such person if:
-
the person is acting as proxy and the proxy form specifies how the proxy is to vote, and the vote is not cast on behalf of a person who is otherwise excluded from voting on this Resolution as described above; or
-
the person is the Chair voting an undirected proxy which expressly authorises the Chair to vote the proxy on a resolution connected with the remuneration of a member of the Key Management Personnel.
Resolution 3: The Company will disregard any votes cast on these Resolutions by Mr Atkins (or his nominee) and any of his associates respectively. However, the Company need not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the Proxy Form, or, it is cast by the Chairman as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides.
Resolutions 4: The Company will disregard any votes cast on these Resolutions by Mr Stone (or his nominee) and any of his associates respectively. However, the Company need not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the Proxy Form, or, it is cast by the Chairman as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides.
Resolution 5: The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by Mr Hobson (or his nominee) and any of his associates respectively. However, the Company need not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the Proxy Form, or, it is cast by the Chairman as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides.
Resolution 6: The Company will disregard any votes cast on this Resolution by any person who may participate in the issue of Equity Securities under this Resolution and a person who might obtain a benefit, except a benefit solely in the capacity of a holder of ordinary securities, if the Resolution is passed and any associates of those persons. However, the Company will not disregard a vote if it is cast by a person as a proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with the directions on the Proxy Form, or, it is cast by the person chairing the meeting as proxy for a person who is entitled to vote, in accordance with a direction on the Proxy Form to vote as the proxy decides.
4
PROXY AND VOTING INSTRUCTONS
A shareholder entitled to attend and vote at the meeting may appoint one or two proxies to attend and vote on their behalf. Each proxy will have the right to vote on a poll and also to speak at the meeting.
A proxy need not be a member of the Company and a proxy can be either an individual or a body corporate.
The appointment of a proxy may specify the proportion or the number of votes that the proxy may exercise. Where more than one proxy is appointed and the appointment does not specify the proportion or number of the shareholder’s votes each proxy may exercise, the votes will be divided equally among the proxies (i.e. where there are two proxies, each proxy may exercise half the votes).
If a proxy is not directed how to vote on an item of business, the proxy may vote or abstain from voting on that resolution as they think fit.
If a proxy is instructed to abstain from voting on an item of business, they are directed not to vote on the shareholder’s behalf on the poll and the shares that are the subject of the proxy appointment will not be counted in calculating the required majority.
Shareholders who return their proxy forms with a direction on how to vote but do not nominate the identity of their proxy will be taken to have appointed the Chairman of the meeting as their proxy to vote on their behalf.
If a proxy form is returned but the nominated proxy does not attend the meeting, or does not vote on the resolution, the Chairman of the meeting will act in place of the nominated proxy and vote in accordance with any instructions.
Proxy appointments in favour of the Chairman of the meeting, the secretary or any Director that do not contain a direction on how to vote will be used where possible to support each of the resolutions proposed in this Notice of General Meeting.
The proxy form (and the power of attorney or other authority, if any, under which the proxy form is signed) or a copy which appears on its face to be an authentic copy of the proxy form (and the power of attorney or other authority) must be returned to the Company Secretary at PO Box 226 Subiaco WA 6904, hand delivered to Suite 5, 95 Hay Street, Subiaco WA 6008, faxed on +61-8 9388 8256 or emailed to: [email protected] not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting, or adjourned meeting as the case may be, at which the individual named in the proxy form proposes to vote.
The proxy form must be signed by the member or his/her attorney duly authorised in writing or, if the member is a corporation, in a manner permitted by the Corporations Act 2001. A proxy given by a foreign corporation must be executed in accordance with the laws of that corporation’s place of incorporation.
A proxy form accompanies this Notice of General Meeting.
Corporate Representatives
Any corporation that is a shareholder of the Company may authorise (by a form of execution authorised by the laws of that corporation’s place of incorporation, or in any other manner satisfactory to the Chairman) a natural person to act as its representative at any general meeting.
Voting Entitlement
The Company has determined that for the purposes of the meeting, shares will be taken to be held by the persons who are registered as holding the shares at 7.00 pm on 13 November 2017. Accordingly, transfers registered after that time will be disregarded in determining entitlements to attend and vote at the General Meeting.
5
Explanatory Statement
Annual Report
There is no requirement for Shareholders to approve the Annual Report. Shareholders will be offered the following opportunities:
-
(a) discuss the Annual Report;
-
(b) ask questions or make comment on the management of the Company;
-
(c) ask the auditor questions about the conduct of the audit and the preparation and content of the Auditor's Report.
In addition to taking questions at the Meeting, written questions to the Chairman about the management of the Company, or to the Company's auditor about:
-
(a) the preparation and the content of the Auditor's Report;
-
(b) the conduct of the audit;
-
(c) accounting policies by the Company in relation to the preparation of the financial statements; and
-
(d) the independence of the auditor in relation to the conduct of the audit,
may be submitted no later than 5 business days before the Meeting to the Company Secretary at the Company's registered office.
Resolution 1 - Remuneration Report
Section 250R(2) of the Corporations Act provides that the Company is required to put the Remuneration Report to the vote of Shareholders. The Directors' Report contains the Remuneration Report which sets out the remuneration policy for the Company and reports the remuneration arrangements in place for the executive Directors, specified executives and non-executive Directors.
Section 250R(3) of the Corporations Act provides that Resolution 1 is advisory only and does not bind the Directors of the Company of itself, a failure of Shareholders to pass Resolution 1 will not require the Directors to alter any of the arrangements in the Remuneration Report.
However, the Corporations Act was amended in 2011 by the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Act 2011 (Director and Executive Remuneration Act) .
The Director and Executive Remuneration Act introduced new sections 250U and 250Y, amongst others, into the Corporations Act, giving Shareholders the opportunity to remove the Board if the Remuneration Report receives a 'no' vote of 25% or more at two consecutive annual general meetings (Two Strikes Rule).
Under the Two Strikes Rule, where a resolution on the Remuneration Report receives a 'no' vote of 25% or more at two consecutive annual general meetings, the Company will be required to put to Shareholders at the second annual general meeting a resolution on whether another meeting should be held (within 90 days) at which all Directors (other than the managing director) who were in office at the date of approval of the applicable Directors' Report must stand for re-election.
In summary, if the Remuneration Report receives a 'no' vote of 25% or more at this Meeting, Shareholders should be aware that if there is a 'no' vote of 25% or more at the next annual general meeting the consequences are that it may result in the re-election of the Board.
The Chairman will allow a reasonable opportunity for Shareholders as a whole to ask about, or make comments on the Remuneration Report.
6
The Chairman intends to exercise all undirected proxies in favour of Resolution 1. If the Chairman of the Meeting is appointed as your proxy and you have not specified the way the Chairman is to vote on Resolution 1, by signing and returning the Proxy Form, the Shareholder is considered to have provided the Chairman with an express authorization for the Chairman to vote the proxy in accordance with the Chairman's intention.
RESOLUTION 2: RE-ELECTION OF Ian Hobson
Listing Rule 14.4 and Clause 11.3 of the Constitution requires that at the Company's annual general meeting in every year, one-third of the Directors for the time being, or, if their number is not a multiple of 3, then the number nearest one-third, shall retire from office, provided always that no Director (except a Managing Director) shall hold office for a period in excess of 3 years, or until the third annual general meeting following his or her appointment, whichever is the longer, without submitting himself or herself for re-election.
The Directors to retire at an annual general meeting are those who have been longest in office since their last election, but, as between persons who became Directors on the same day, those to retire shall (unless they otherwise agree among themselves) be determined by drawing lots.
A Director who retires by rotation under clause 11.3 of the Constitution is eligible for re-election.
The Company currently has 3 Directors (including 1 Managing Director) and accordingly 1 must retire.
Mr Hobson, the Director longest in office since his last election, retires by rotation and seeks re-election.
RESOLUTIONS 3, 4, and 5 – ISSUE OF SHARES TO DIRECTORS
Resolutions 3, 4 and 5 seek Shareholder approval for the issue of Shares to the Directors (or their nominees) in lieu of directors’ fees for the period from 1 October 2016 to 30 September 2017. As a consequence no cash payment by way of Director's fees for this period is contemplated.
The directors’ remuneration has been set at $40,000 p.a. plus $1,500/day for more than 60 hours per quarter work provided to the Company each for of Michael Atkins and Stephen Stone. Ian Hobson is remunerated at $200/hr for his combined services as a director and company secretary. In order to preserve the Company’s cash, the directors’ have agreed, subject to shareholder approval, to receive their fees in shares in the Company in lieu of cash.
The issue price of the shares is calculated by reference to the 15 day VWAP for the end of month that the fees accrued. If shareholders do not approve the issue of shares, the remuneration will be paid in cash.
ASX Listing Rule 10.11 requires shareholder approval to be obtained where an entity issues, or agrees to issue, securities to a related party, or a person whose relationship with the entity or a related party is, in ASX’s opinion, such that approval should be obtained unless an exception in ASX Listing Rule 10.12 applies.
As the proposed grants involve the issue of Shares to related parties of the Company, Shareholder approval pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 10.11 is required.
The following information is provided in relation to the proposed Participation:
-
the related parties are Messrs Atkins, Stone and Hobson and they are related parties by virtue of being Directors;
-
the directors were all appointed on 18 January 2016. The remuneration and emoluments from the Company to the Directors for the previous financial year and the proposed remuneration and emoluments for the current financial year are set out below:
7
| Director | Annual Director Fee Current Financial Year (FY 17/18) |
Director Fee Accrued 1 July to 30 September 2017 |
Previous Financial Year (FY16/17) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Atkins | $40,000* | $10,000 | $89,290 |
| Stephen Stone | $40,000* | $10,000 | $93,290 |
| Ian Hobson | $200/Hr | $10,400 | $55,990 |
*$40,000 p.a. plus $1,500/day for more than 60 hours per quarter work for of Michael Atkins and Stephen Stone.
- the calculation of shares in lieu of fees is :
| Total Director Fee Accrued 1 October 2016 to 30 September 2017 |
VWAP FOR THE PERIOD |
Shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Atkins | $59,654 | $0.0151 | 3,950,612 |
| Stephen Stone | $88,332 | $0.0151 | 5,849,804 |
| Ian Hobson | $30,640 | $0.0151 | 2,029,180 |
- the maximum number of Shares (being the nature of the financial benefit being provided) to be issued to the Directors is set out in the table below:
| Director | Shareholding on Date of Issue of this Notice of Meeting |
Maximum Shares subject to Resolutions 3, 4 and 5 |
Shareholding assuming approval of Resolutions 3, 4 and 5 |
% Shareholding in the Company assuming approval of Resolutions 3, 4 and 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Atkins | 5,406,053 | 3,950,612 | 9,356,665 | 5.14 % |
| Stephen Stone | 17,352,389 | 5,849,804 | 23,202,193 | 12.69% |
| Ian Hobson | 4,942,188 | 2,029,180 | 6,971,368 | 3.81% |
-
the Shares will be issued to the Directors no later than 1 month after the date of the Meeting (or such later date as permitted by any ASX waiver or modification of the ASX Listing Rules) and it is anticipated the Shares will be issued on one date;
-
the issue price is Nil. The Shares will be deemed to be issued at the price as at the date on which the Shares are in fact issued.
-
the Shares issued will be fully paid ordinary shares in the capital of the Company issued on the same terms and conditions as the Company’s existing Shares;
-
the trading history of the Shares on ASX in the 12 months before the date of this Notice is set out below:
| Price | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest | $0.026 | 22/2/2017 |
| Lowest | $0.011 | 14/10/2016 |
8
Last $0.012 3/10/2017
-
the primary purpose of the grant of Participation of the Directors is to preserve cash resources of the company and in lieu of payment of Director's fees as set out above. No funds will be raised from this share issue;
-
each Director declines to make a recommendation to Shareholders in relation to Resolutions 3,4 and 5 due to their material personal interest in the outcome of the Resolution on the basis that each Director is to be issued should Resolutions 3, 4 and 5 be passed; and
-
the Board is not aware of any other information that would be reasonably required by Shareholders to allow them to make a decision whether it is in the best interests of the Company to pass Resolutions 3, 4 and 5.
Approval pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1 is not required for the Participation as approval is being obtained under ASX Listing Rule 10.11. Accordingly, the issue of Shares to the Directors (or their nominee) will not be included in the use of the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity pursuant to ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
RESOLUTION 6
ASX Listing Rule 7.1A provides that an Eligible Entity may seek Shareholder approval at its annual general meeting to allow it to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of its issued capital at the time of the issue over a period up to 12 months after the annual general meeting ( 10% Placement Capacity ).
The Company is an Eligible Entity.
If Shareholders approve Resolution 6, the number of Equity Securities the Eligible Entity may issue under the 10% Placement Capacity will be determined in accordance with the formula prescribed in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 (as set out below).
The effect of Resolution 6 will be to allow the Directors to issue Equity Securities up to 10% of the Company’s fully paid ordinary securities on issue at the time of the issue under the 10% Placement Capacity during the period up to 12 months after the Meeting, without subsequent Shareholder approval and without using the Company’s 15% annual placement capacity granted under Listing.
If and when the Company does utilise the 10% Placement Facility within the 12 months following the AGM, assuming Resolution 6 is passed, the Company will be required to give ASX details of who the allottees are and how many Equity Securities they each received. In addition the Company will be required to release by way of ASX announcement the information set out in Listing Rule 3.10.5A, namely:
-
(a) details about the dilution to the existing Shareholders caused by the issue of Equity Securities under the Special Placement Facility;
-
(b) if cash is raised, an explanation why a pro rata issue or other type of issue allowing existing shareholders to participate was not adopted instead of or as well as using the 10% Placement Facility;
-
(c) details about any underwriting and underwriting fees paid, and
-
(d) details about any other fees or costs incurred in connection with the issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Facility.
The Directors of the Company believe that Resolution 6 is in the best interests of the Company and unanimously recommend that Shareholders vote in favour of this Resolution.
Resolution 6 is a special resolution. Accordingly, at least 75% of votes cast by Shareholders present and eligible to vote at the Meeting must be in favour of Resolution 6 for it to be passed.
9
7.2 ASX Listing Rule 7.1A
ASX Listing Rule 7.1A came into effect on 1 August 2012 and enables an Eligible Entity to seek shareholder approval at its annual general meeting to issue Equity Securities in addition to those under the Eligible Entity’s 15% annual placement capacity.
An Eligible Entity is one that, as at the date of the relevant annual general meeting:
(a) is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index; and
(b) has a maximum market capitalisation (excluding restricted securities and securities quoted on a deferred settlement basis) of $300,000,000.
The Company is an Eligible Entity as it is not included in the S&P/ASX 300 Index and has a current market capitalisation of approximately $2.5m.
Any Equity Securities issued must be in the same class as an existing class of quoted Equity Securities. The Company currently has one class of Equity Securities on issue, being the Shares (ASX Code: CDT).
The exact number of Equity Securities that the Company may issue under an approval under Listing Rule 7.1A will be calculated according to the following formula:
(A x D) – E
Where:
A is the number of Shares on issue 12 months before the date of issue or agreement:
-
(a) plus the number of Shares issued in the previous 12 months under an exception in ASX Listing Rule 7.2;
-
(b) plus the number of partly paid shares that became fully paid in the previous 12 months;
-
(c) plus the number of Shares issued in the previous 12 months with approval of holders of Shares under this rule; and
-
(d) less the number of Shares cancelled in the previous 12 months.
D is 10%.
- E is the number of Equity Securities issued or agreed to be issued under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A.2 in the 12 months before the date of issue or agreement to issue that are not issued with the approval of holders of Ordinary Securities under ASX Listing Rule 7.1 or 7.4.
7.3 Technical information required by ASX Listing Rule 7.1A
Pursuant to and in accordance with ASX Listing Rule 7.3A, the information below is provided in relation to Resolution 6:
(a) Minimum Price
The minimum price at which the Equity Securities may be issued is 75% of the volume weighted average price of Equity Securities in that class, calculated over the 15 ASX trading days on which trades in that class were recorded immediately before:
-
(i) the date on which the price at which the Equity Securities are to be issued is agreed; or
-
(ii) if the Equity Securities are not issued within 5 ASX trading days of the date in Section 7.3(a)(i), the date on which the Equity Securities are issued.
(b) Date of Issue
10
The Equity Securities may be issued under the 10% Placement Capacity commencing on the date of the Meeting and expiring on the first to occur of the following:
-
(i) 12 months after the date of this Meeting; and
-
(ii) the date of approval by Shareholders of any transaction under ASX Listing Rules
-
11.1.2 (a significant change to the nature or scale of the Company’s activities) or 11.2 (disposal of the Company’s main undertaking).
( 10% Placement Capacity Period ).
(c) Risk of voting dilution
Any issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity will dilute the interests of Shareholders who do not receive any Shares under the issue. If Resolution 6 is approved by Shareholders and the Company issues the maximum number of Equity Securities available under the 10% Placement Capacity, the economic and voting dilution of existing Shares would be as shown in the table below.
The table below shows the dilution of existing Shareholders calculated in accordance with the formula outlined in ASX Listing Rule 7.1A(2), on the basis of the current market price of Shares and the current number of Equity Securities on issue as at the date of this Notice.
The table also shows the voting dilution impact where the number of Shares on issue (variable A in the formula) changes and the economic dilution where there are changes in the issue price of Shares issued under the 10% Placement Capacity.
| Number of Shares on Issue | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilution | ||||
| Issue Price (per Share) |
$0.006 | $0.012 | $0.018 | |
| 50% decrease in Issue Price |
Current Issue Price |
50% increase in Issue Price |
||
| 170,366,380 | Shares issued | 17,036,638 | 17,036,638 | 17,036,638 |
| (Current) | Shares | Shares |
Shares |
|
| Funds raised | $102,220 | $204,440 | $306,659 | |
| 255,549,570 | Shares issued | 25,554,957 | 25,554,957 | 25,554,957 |
| (50% increase) | Shares | Shares | Shares | |
| Funds raised | $153,330 | $204,440 | $459,989 | |
| 340,732,760 | Shares issued | 34,073,276 | 34,073,276 | 34,073,276 |
| (100% increase) | Shares | Shares | Shares | |
| Funds raised | $204,440 | $408,879 | $613,319 |
* The number of Shares on issue (variable A in the formula) could increase as a result of the issue of Shares that do not require Shareholder approval (such as under a pro-rata rights issue or scrip issued under a takeover offer) or that are issued with Shareholder approval under Listing Rule 7.1.
The table above uses the following assumptions:
1. The current shares on issue are the Shares on issue as at 3 October 2017.
2. The issue price set out above is the closing price of the Shares on the ASX on 3 October 2017.
3. The Company issues the maximum possible number of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity.
4. The calculations above do not show the dilution that any one particular Shareholder will be subject to. All Shareholders should consider the dilution caused to their own shareholding depending on their specific circumstances.
5. This table does not set out any dilution pursuant to approvals under ASX Listing Rule 7.1.
11
Shareholders should note that there is a risk that:
-
(i) the market price for the Company’s Shares may be significantly lower on the issue date than on the date of the Meeting; and
-
(ii) the Shares may be issued at a price that is at a discount to the market price for those Shares on the date of issue.
(d) Purpose of Issue under 10% Placement Capacity
The Company may issue Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity for the following purposes:
-
(i) as cash consideration in which case the Company intends to use funds raised to continue exploration and/ or to meet administration costs; or
-
(ii) as non-cash consideration for acquisitions. In such circumstances the Company will provide a valuation of the non-cash consideration as required by listing Rule 7.1A.3.
(e) Allocation policy under the 10% Placement Capacity
The Company’s allocation policy for the issue of Equity Securities under the 10% Placement Capacity will be dependent on the prevailing market conditions at the time of the proposed placement(s).
The allottees of the Equity Securities to be issued under the 10% Placement Capacity have not yet been determined. However, the allottees of Equity Securities could consist of current Shareholders or new investors (or both), none of whom will be related parties of the Company.
The Company will determine the allottees at the time of the issue under the 10% Placement Capacity, having regard to the following factors:
-
(i) the purpose of the issue;
-
(ii) alternative methods for raising funds available to the Company at that time, including, but not limited to, an entitlement issue or other offer where existing Shareholders may participate;
-
(iii) the effect of the issue of the Equity Securities on the control of the Company; (iv) the circumstances of the Company, including, but not limited to, the financial position and solvency of the Company;
-
(v) prevailing market conditions; and
-
(vi) advice from corporate, financial and broking advisers (if applicable).
(f) Previous Approval under ASX Listing Rule 7.1A
12
The Company has previously obtained Shareholder approval under ASX listing Rule 7.1A at its annual general meeting held on 22 November 2016.
In accordance with Listing Rule 7.3 A.6 the total number of Equity Securities issued in the 12 months preceding the date of this meeting is 7,863,844 representing 4.6% of the Equity Securities on issue at the commencement of the 12 month period.
The Equity Securities issued in the preceding 12 month period comprise of the details of these issues are set out in Annexure A.
A voting exclusion statement is included in the Notice. At the date of the Notice, the Company has not approached any particular existing Shareholder or security holder or an identifiable class of existing security holder to participate in the issue of the Equity Securities. No existing Shareholder’s votes will therefore be excluded under the voting exclusion in the Notice.
13
GLOSSARY
$ means Australian dollars.
Annual General Meeting or Meeting means the meeting convened by the Notice.
Annual Report means the Company’s 2017 annual report filed at ASX.
ASIC means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
ASX means ASX Limited.
ASX Listing Rules means the Listing Rules of ASX.
Board means the current board of directors of the Company.
Business Day means Monday to Friday inclusive, except New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and any other day that ASX declares is not a business day.
Chairman means the chairman of the Company as defined in the Constitution. Company means Castle Minerals Limited (ACN 116 095 802).
Company Secretary means the company secretary of the Company as defined in the Constitution.
Constitution means the Company’s constitution.
Corporations Act means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
Directors means the current directors of the Company.
Explanatory Statement means the explanatory statement accompanying the Notice.
General Meeting or Meeting means the meeting convened by this Notice.
Notice or Notice of Meeting or Notice of Annual General Meeting means this notice of annual general meeting including the Explanatory Statement and the Proxy Form.
Proxy Form means the proxy form accompanying the Notice.
Resolutions means the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting, or any one of them, as the context requires. Share means a fully paid ordinary share in the capital of the Company.
Shareholder means a holder of a Share.
WST means Western Standard Time as observed in Perth, Western Australia.
14
ANNEXURE A
| Date of issue |
Names of persons | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class/Type of | ||||||
who received |
||||||
| Number | equity security | |||||
securities or basis on |
Issue Price | Consideration | ||||
| issued | and Summary | |||||
| which those persons | ||||||
| of terms | ||||||
| was determined | ||||||
| 28 November 2016 |
Total cash consideration | N/A | ||||
| Amount of cash | ||||||
| consideration spent and | ||||||
| N/A | ||||||
| description of what | ||||||
| 1.6 cents per | consideration was spent |
|||||
| Directors – Michael | ||||||
on |
||||||
Ordinary |
share | |||||
| 1,863,844 | Atkins, Stephen | |||||
| (discount to | Intended use for | |||||
Shares |
Stone and Ian | |||||
| closing price | N/A | |||||
| Hobson | remaining cash | |||||
| = Nil) | ||||||
| consideration | ||||||
| Non-cash consideration | ||||||
| $30,400 | ||||||
| paid and current value of | ||||||
| that non-cash | In lieu of Director Fees | |||||
| consideration | ||||||
| 28 November 2016 |
Total cash consideration | N/A | ||||
| Amount of cash | N/A | |||||
| consideration spent and | ||||||
| Unlisted | description of what | |||||
| consideration was spent | ||||||
| Options | ||||||
| Directors – Michael | on | |||||
| exercisable at | ||||||
| 6,000,000 | Nil |
|||||
3 cents on or |
Atkins, Stephen Stone | Intended use for | N/A | |||
| before 30 | and Ian Hobson | |||||
| remaining cash | ||||||
| November | ||||||
| consideration | ||||||
| 2019 | ||||||
| Non-cash consideration | ||||||
| $39,600 | ||||||
| paid and current value of | ||||||
| In lieu of Director Fees | ||||||
| that non-cash | ||||||
| consideration |
15
CASTLE MINERALS LIMITED
Proxy Form for General Meeting
ACN 116 095 802
All correspondence to: By mail: PO Box 226, Subiaco WA 6904 By hand: Suite 5, 95 Hay Street, Subiaco WA 6008 Telephone +61 8 9388 8290 Facsimile +61 8 9388 8256 Email to the Company Secretary: [email protected]
I/We the shareholder(s) named above hereby appoint(s) the Chairman of the meeting as proxy, OR if you are NOT appointing the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, please write the name of the person or body corporate (excluding the registered security holder) you are appointing as your proxy in the box below, or failing the person/body corporate named, or if no person/body corporate is named, the Chairman of the Meeting, as my/our proxy to act generally at the meeting on my/our behalf and to vote in accordance with the following instructions (or if no directions have been given, as the proxy sees fit) at the General Meeting of the Company to be held at the offices of Castle Minerals Limited, 11 Ventnor Avenue, West Perth WA 6005 on 13 November 2017 at 2:00pm and at any adjournment of that meeting.
of
Where more than one proxy is to be appointed or where voting intentions cannot be adequately expressed using this form an additional form of proxy is available on request from the Company. Proxies will only be valid and accepted by the Company if they are signed and received no later than 48 hours before the meeting. The Chairman of the Meeting intends to vote undirected proxies in favour of each item of business.
The proportion or number of my/our voting rights which this proxy is appointed to represent is % being number of votes (see note 4)
| Voting Instructions Resolutions FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 1. Adoption of Remuneration Report 2. Re-election of Director – Ian Hobson 3. Issue of Shares to Director Michael Atkins 4. Issue of Shares to Director Stephen Stone 5. Issue of Shares to Director Ian Hobson 6. Approval of 10% placement capacity If no direction is given above or if more than one box is marked, I/we authorise my/our proxy to vote or abstain as my/our proxy thinks fit in respect of the resolutions to be considered by the meeting and any adjournment of the meeting. Signature(s) Date Individual or Shareholder 1 Shareholder 2 Shareholder 3 Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director Director/Company Secretary |
Voting Instructions Resolutions FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 1. Adoption of Remuneration Report 2. Re-election of Director – Ian Hobson 3. Issue of Shares to Director Michael Atkins 4. Issue of Shares to Director Stephen Stone 5. Issue of Shares to Director Ian Hobson 6. Approval of 10% placement capacity If no direction is given above or if more than one box is marked, I/we authorise my/our proxy to vote or abstain as my/our proxy thinks fit in respect of the resolutions to be considered by the meeting and any adjournment of the meeting. Signature(s) Date Individual or Shareholder 1 Shareholder 2 Shareholder 3 Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director Director/Company Secretary |
Voting Instructions Resolutions FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 1. Adoption of Remuneration Report 2. Re-election of Director – Ian Hobson 3. Issue of Shares to Director Michael Atkins 4. Issue of Shares to Director Stephen Stone 5. Issue of Shares to Director Ian Hobson 6. Approval of 10% placement capacity If no direction is given above or if more than one box is marked, I/we authorise my/our proxy to vote or abstain as my/our proxy thinks fit in respect of the resolutions to be considered by the meeting and any adjournment of the meeting. Signature(s) Date Individual or Shareholder 1 Shareholder 2 Shareholder 3 Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director Director/Company Secretary |
Voting Instructions Resolutions FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN 1. Adoption of Remuneration Report 2. Re-election of Director – Ian Hobson 3. Issue of Shares to Director Michael Atkins 4. Issue of Shares to Director Stephen Stone 5. Issue of Shares to Director Ian Hobson 6. Approval of 10% placement capacity If no direction is given above or if more than one box is marked, I/we authorise my/our proxy to vote or abstain as my/our proxy thinks fit in respect of the resolutions to be considered by the meeting and any adjournment of the meeting. Signature(s) Date Individual or Shareholder 1 Shareholder 2 Shareholder 3 Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary Director Director/Company Secretary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signature(s) Date Individual or Shareholder 1 Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary |
Shareholder 2 Director |
||
| Individual or Shareholder 1 Sole Director and Sole Company Secretary |
|||
| Director/Company Secretary |
NOTES ON PROXY FORM
1. Your Name and Address
This is your name and address as it appears on the company’s share register. If this information is incorrect, please make the correction on the form. Please note: you cannot change ownership of your shares using this form.
2. Appointment of a Proxy
If you wish to appoint the Chairman of the Meeting as your proxy, mark the box underneath your name and address. If the person you wish to appoint as your proxy is someone other than the Chairman of the Meeting please write the name and address of that person in the boxes on the form for that purpose. If you leave this section blank, or your named proxy does not attend the meeting, the Chairman of the Meeting will be your proxy. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the company. A proxy may be an individual or a body corporate.
3 . Votes on Items of Business
You should direct your proxy how to vote by placing a mark in one of the boxes opposite each item of business. All your shares will be voted in accordance with such a direction unless you indicate only a portion of voting rights are to be voted on any item by inserting the percentage or number of shares you wish to vote in the appropriate box or boxes. If you do not mark any of the boxes on the items of business, your proxy may vote as he or she chooses. If you mark more than one box on an item your vote on that item will be invalid.
4. Appointment of a Second Proxy
You are entitled to appoint up to two persons as proxies to attend the meeting and vote on a poll. If you wish to appoint a second proxy, an additional Proxy Form may be obtained by telephoning the Company or you may copy this form.
To appoint a second proxy you must:
(a) on each of the first Proxy Form and the second Proxy Form state the percentage of your voting rights or number of shares applicable to that form. If the appointments do not specify the percentage or number of votes that each proxy may exercise, each proxy may exercise half your votes. Fractions of votes will be disregarded.
- (b) return both forms together.
5. Signing Instructions
You must sign this form as follows in the spaces provided:
Individual: where the holding is in one name, the holder must sign.
Joint Holding: where the holding is in more than one name, either security holder may sign.
-
Power of Attorney: to sign under Power of Attorney, you should have already lodged the Power of Attorney with the registry. If you have not previously lodged this document for notation, please attach a certified photocopy of the Power of Attorney to this form when you return it.
-
Companies: where the company has a Sole Director who is also the Sole Company Secretary, this form should be signed by that person. If the company (pursuant to section 204A of the Corporations Act 2001 ) does not have a Company Secretary, a Sole Director can also sign alone. Otherwise this form should be signed by a Director jointly with either another Director or a Company Secretary. Please indicate the office held by signing in the appropriate place.
If a representative of the corporation is to attend the meeting the appropriate “Certificate of Appointment of Corporate Representative” should be produced prior to admission. A form of the certificate may be obtained from the Company.
6. Lodgment of a Proxy
This Proxy Form (and any Power of Attorney under which it is signed) must be received at an address given below by 2.00 pm on 11 November 2017, being not later than 48 hours before the commencement of the meeting. Any Proxy Form received after that time will not be valid for the scheduled meeting.
Proxy forms may be lodged by hand, mail or fax at the address set out below:
-
(a) by mail: PO Box 226, Subiaco WA 6904
-
(b) by hand: Suite 5, 95 Hay Street, Subiaco WA 6008
-
(c) by facsimile: +61 8 9388 8256; or
-
(d) email to the Company Secretary: [email protected]